Plaque honoring veteran unveiled in Fort Lee

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Cliff Hittner holds a flag presented to him by the Army National Guard. Hittner, a Fort Lee resident who became friends with Sgt. Ray Olendzenski while attending Northeastern University in Boston, wanted to hold a ceremony for Olendzenski since he did not have a military funeral — his family chose to cremate his remains, leaving no place for Hittner and others to visit Olendzenski.

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A plaque dedication ceremony to posthumously honor Sgt. Ray Olendzenski took place on Aug. 11 at the VFW Post 2342 in Fort Lee. A Gulf War veteran having served in Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, Olendzenski died unexpectedly in January of 2013.

Plaque honoring veteran unveiled in Fort Lee

A plaque dedication ceremony to posthumously honor Sgt. Ray Olendzenski took place on Aug. 11 at the VFW Post 2342 in Fort Lee. A Gulf War veteran having served in Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, Olendzenski died unexpectedly in January of 2013.

Fort Lee Suburbanite

Cliff Hittner holds a flag presented to him by the Army National Guard. Hittner, a Fort Lee resident who became friends with Sgt. Ray Olendzenski while attending Northeastern University in Boston, wanted to hold a ceremony for Olendzenski since he did not have a military funeral — his family chose to cremate his remains, leaving no place for Hittner and others to visit Olendzenski.